Jeremy Kream

Senior Vice President

Senior Managing Counsel

State Street Financial Center

One Lincoln Street, SFC 21

Boston, MA 02111

Telephone: +1 617 664 7206

Facsimile: +1 617 664 4310

jkream@statestreet.com

Via EDGAR (Correspondence)

December 4, 2013

Cecilia Blye, Chief

Office of Global Security Risk

Division of Corporation Finance

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F. Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: State Street Corporation

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012

Filed February 22, 2013

File No. 001-07511

Dear Ms. Blye:

We have received your letter dated November 21, 2013 regarding your review of the above-referenced filing. As discussed with Mr. Daniel Leslie of your office earlier today, this will confirm our request for an extension of the time to respond to your letter. We intend to respond to the comments in that letter on or prior to December 20, 2013. Please do not hesitate to contact me at (617) 664-7206 if you have any questions or require additional information.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Jeremy Kream

Jeremy Kream

Senior Vice President

and Senior Managing Counsel

cc:Mr. James J. Malerba